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Prospect Watch’s Three Stars

Evgeny Kuznetsov

Dmitri Orlov

Cody Eakin

Brandon Anderson, G, Lethbridge Hurricanes, WHL

Stats: 9 GP, 223 Sv, 26 GA, 481:08 TOI

Game-by-game:

12/15 vs Kelowna Rockets 2-3 SOL, DNP

12/17 vs Medicine Hat Tigers 1-2 L, DNP

12/18 @ Medicine Hat Tigers 3-5 L, 8 Sv, 0 GA, 29:10 TOI

12/27 @ Edmonton Oil Kings 2-3 L, 33 Sv, 3 GA, 59:08 TOI

12/29 vs Edmonton Oil Kings 4-5 SOL, 29 Sv, 4 GA, 65:00 TOI

12/30 @ Red Deer Rebels 0-5 L, DNP

1/1 vs Swift Current Broncos 8-2 W, 29 Sv, 2 GA, 60:00 TOI

1/7 @ Spokane Chiefs 0-6 L, 26 Sv, 6 GA, 60:00 TOI

1/8 @ Tri-City Americans 4-9 L, 12 Sv, 4 GA, 23:33 TOI

1/12 vs Calgary Hitmen 3-4 SOL, 35 Sv, 3 GA, 65:00 TOI, 1st star

1/14 vs Calgary Hitmen 4-2 W, 25 Sv, 2 GA, 60:00 TOI

1/16 @ Calgary Hitmen 1-3 L, 26 Sv, 2 GA, 59:17 TOI

In the middle of the season, Anderson lost his starting job to Dylan Tait. Anderson got a few spot starts as a back-up, and after Tait could not take advantage of his new role, Anderson regained his starting job. Lately, Brandon has shown some improvement, including being named the game’s number one star January 12th against Calgary.

Burke has finally recovered from his bout with mononucleosis, and has been promoted to New Hampshire’s second line.

Samuel Carrier, Lewiston MAINEiacs, QMJHL

Stats: 10 GP, 2 G, 7 A, +14, 9 PIM

Game-by-game:

12/15 vs PEI Rocket 6-5 W, 0 G, 2 A, +1, 0 PIM

12/17 @ Montreal Juniors 5-7 L, 0 G, 0 A, E, 2 PIM

12/18 @ Shawinigan Cataractes 5-4 W, 0 G, 1 A, +3, 0 PIM

12/28 @ Victoriaville Tigres 7-1 W, 0 G, 0 A, +3, 0 PIM

12/30 vs Victoriaville Tigres 1-4 L, 0 G, 0 A, +1, 0 PIM

1/4 vs Drummondville Voltigeurs 7-0 W, 1 G, 0 A, +2, 2 PIM

1/7 vs Rouyn-Noranda Huskies 6-2 W, 0 G, 0 A, +1, 0 PIM

1/8 vs Rouyn-Noranda Huskies 6-1 W, 1 G, 1 A, +1, 0 PIM, 3rd star

1/13 vs Halifax Mooseheads 9-3 W, 0 G, 2 A, +1, 0 PIM

1/15 @ Victoriaville Tigres 5-7 L, DNP

1/16 @ Victoriaville Tigres 4-3 SOW, 0 G, 1 A, +1, 5 PIM

Carrier and his MAINEacs had a very productive stretch, winning eight out of eleven. Carrier not only racked up a bunch of points (9pts in 10 games), he also unleashed the fury on Carl-Antoine Delisle of Victoriaville.

DeSimone continues to lead New Hampshire to NCAA glory. Right now UNH is ranked 7th nationally in the USCHO poll. DeSimone’s third on the team in points with 5 goals and 18 assists (1.15 PPG).

Dan Dunn, G, St. Cloud State Huskies, NCAA

Stats: DNP

Game-by-game:

12/29 vs Cornell Big Red 4-3 OTW, DNP

12/30 vs Miami Redhawks 4-3 W, DNP

1/7 vs Michigan Tech Huskies 3-0 W, DNP

1/8 vs Michigan Tech Huskies 5-1 W, DNP

All Huskies games including two to win the Florida College Classic, were won by Mike Lee. Dan Dunn was the backup and did not play.

Cody Eakin, C, Kootenay Ice, WHL

Stats: CHL: DNP.
WJC: 7 GP, 1 G, 2 A, +3, 2 PIM

Game-by-game:

12/26 Canada U-20 vs Russia U-20 6-3 W, 0 G, 0 A, E, 2 PIM

12/28 Canada U-20 vs Czech Republic U-20 7-2 W, 1 G, 0 A, +2, 0 PIM

12/29 Canada U-20 vs Norway U-20 10-1 W, 0 G, 0 A, E, 0 PIM

12/31 Canada U-20 vs Sweden U-20 5-6 SOL, 0 G, 0 A, E, 0 PIM

1/2 Canada U-20 vs Switzerland U-20 4-1 W, 0 G, 1 A, +1, 0 PIMr

1/3 Canada U-20 vs USA U-20 4-1 W, 0 G, 1 A, +1, 0 PIM

1/5 Canada U-20 vs Russia U-20 3-5 L, 0 G, 0 A, -1, 0 PIM

Cody Eakin was very solid in the WJC (3pts in 7 games) and at one point was promoted to Canada’s first line alongside Marcus Foligno and Brayden Schenn. Upon his return to Swift Current, he was traded to the Cup-contending Kootenay Ice for eight assets, including five players and three draft picks. Eakin still hasn’t made his debut for the Ice because of a hand injury.

This past Friday, the Capitals did a feature on Eakin where he talked about his experience in the WJC. Check it out.

Brett Flemming, D, Mississauga Majors, OHL

Stats: 9 GP, 0 G, 4 A, +5, 8 PIM

Game-by-game:

12/17 vs Sudbury Wolves 9-4 W, 0 G, 1 A, E, 2 PIM

12/19 vs Kingston Frontenacs 5-2 W, 0 G, 1 A, +1, 2 PIM

1/1 @ Kingston Frontenacs 2-1 W, 0 G, 0 A, +1, 0 PIM

1/2 Saginaw Spirit 0-4 L, 0 G, 0 A, E, 0 PIM

1/7 @ Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds 5-1 W, 0 G, 0 A, +1, 2 PIM

1/8 @ Sudbury Wolves 5-6 L, 0 G, 0 A, -1, 0 PIM

1/13 @ Brampton Battalion 4-0 W, 0 G, 0 A, E, 0 PIM

1/14 vs Belleville Bulls 3-2 W, 0 G, 1 A, +1, 2 PIM

1/16 vs Ottawa 67's 6-1 W, 0 G, 1 A, +2, 0 PIM

The Majors have played well, as they’ve lost only two of their last nine games. Flemming has had 4 assists during that span, including one short-handed.

At the end of 2010, Galiev slumped, recording just one point in four games. He was obviously very disappointed that he was sent home from the WJC camp. But after the Russian team won the championship, Galiev’s scoring touch returned. He’s recorded 7 points in his last 5 outings.

At the WJC, Grubauer didn’t justify the hopes of coaches and fans, and played below average. He was the starting goalie in only 4 of Germany’s 6 games, and was yanked twice as the starter. Since returning to the OHL, he’s won four of his past five games and has been named the game’s second star twice.

Baby Gus returns to Prospect Watch as he signed a deal in Switzerland with the SCL Tigers. The Tigers have a good chance to make the playoffs. Anton has tallied one point, an assist, in his last four games.

Caleb Herbert, С, Sioux City Musketeers, USHL

Stats: 7 GP, 4 G, 5 A, E, 8 PIM

Game-by-game:

12/17 @ Lincoln Stars 5-1 W, DNP

12/19 @ Sioux Falls Stampede 2-1 W, DNP

12/31 vs Fargo Force 1-3 L, 0 G, 1 A, E, 2 PIM

1/1 vs Waterloo Black Hawks 5-0 W, 0 G, 2 A, E, 2 PIM

1/4 vs Sioux Falls Stampede 5-4 W, 1 G, 1 A, +2, 2 PIM

1/7 @ Youngstown Phantoms 3-4 L, 0 G, 0 A, -1, 0 PIM

1/8 @ USA NTDP U-18 2-4 L, 1 G, 1 A, -2, 2 PIM

1/9 @ Chicago Steel 3-1 W, 1 G, 0 A, E, 0 PIM

1/14 vs Fargo Force 1-3 L, 1 G, 0 A, +1, 4 PIM

The Musketeers struggled while Herbert was shelved four games due to an injury. Herbert reclaimed the team lead in points though playing eight games less than Ryan Carpenter. He’s also second on the team in shots and shooting percentage.

Evgeny Kuznetsov, RW, Traktor Chelyabinsk, KHL

Stats: KHL: 6 GP, 1 G, 1 A, +1, 4 PIM.
WJC: 7 GP, 4 G, 7 A, +3, 4 PIM

Game-by-game:

12/26 Russia U-20 vs Canada U-20 3-6 L, 0 G, 0 A, -1, 0 PIM

12/28 Russia U-20 vs Sweden U-20 0-2 L, 0 G, 0 A, -1, 0 PIM

12/30 Russia U-20 vs Norway U-20 8-2 W, 1 G, 1 A, +3, 0 PIM

12/31 Russia U-20 vs Czech Republic U-20 8-3 W, 1 G, 2 A, +2, 0 PIM

1/2 Russia U-20 vs Finland U-20 4-3 W, 2 G, 1 A, +1, 2 PIM

1/3 Russia U-20 vs Sweden U-20 4-3 W, 0 G, 0 A, E, 2 PIM

1/6 Russia U-20 vs Canada U-20 5-3 W, 0 G, 3 A, E, 0 PIM

12/22 vs Avtomobilist Ekaterinburg 4-5 L, DNP

12/24 vs Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk 4-2 W, DNP

12/26 vs Ak Bars Kazan 2-4 L, 0 G, 0 A, E, 2 PIM

1/3 @ Traktor Chelyabinsk 4-2 W, 0 G, 0 A, -1, 0 PIM

1/5 @ Avangard Omsk 0-4 L, 0 G, 0 A, E, 0 PIM

1/7 @ Barys Astana 3-4 L, 1 G, 0 A, +1, 2 PIM

1/9 vs Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk 6-5 W, 0 G, 0 A, -1, 0 PIM

1/13 vs Atlant Mytischi 2-3 L, 0 G, 1 A, +2, 0 PIM

1/15 vs Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod 6-1 W, 0 G, 0 A, E, 2 PIM

Kuznetsov was named the best RW of the WJC and would have been named the best forward if not for Canada’s Brayden Schenn. Overall, Kuz showed his magic against the mega-talented defensemen of Sweden, Finland, and Canada. Kuznetsov scored some crucial goals in the tournament and was surely Russia’s best player. Before the Gold Medal Game I read one fan’s comment: “Only a miracle can help Russia win this one. The miracle’s name is Evgeny Kuznetsov.” Kuz did just what was needed, helping the Russians complete their third straight comeback in the WJC by recording three points in the third period of the Gold Medal Game against Canada. Evgeny was named Traktor’s best player in December and was also rumored to get traded to the KHL’s powerhouse, SKA St. Petersbourg. However, Traktor’s coach Belousov said that they’re not going to trade him even if they are almost out of the playoffs race.

Nick Larson, C, Minnesota Golden Gophers, NCAA

Stats: 5 GP, 0 G, 2 A, +2, 4 PIM

Game-by-game:

12/31 vs Union Dutchmen 2-3 OTL, 0 G, 0 A, E, 2 PIM

1/7 vs Ferris State Bulldogs 2-2 T, 0 G, 0 A, -1, 2 PIM

1/10 vs USA U-18 Team 9-0 W, 0 G, 1 A, +3, 0 PIM

1/14 @ North Dakota Fighting Sioux 3-2 W, 0 G, 1 A, +1, 0 PIM

1/15 @ North Dakota Fighting Sioux 1-4 T, 0 G, 0 A, -1, 0 PIM

Well, Larson is likely the most improving player of the last two weeks, getting promoted to the first line (from the fourth just a month ago).

It’s a tough life for the Pats as they lose almost all of their games and their rare wins usually come via the shootout. Captain Mitchell does everything he can, picking up a lot of PIM’s for fighting and instigating, and putting as many points as he can on the board. Over Regina’s last eleven games, Mitchell picked up two goals and five assists.

Orlov was named to the WJC all-star team over many first-round defensemen, such as Calvin de Haan and Erik Gudbranson. Being the Russians’ best D, Orlov showed great attacking skills and defensive responsibility. Even though his positional play had some blunders (such as Brayden Schenn’s goal in the gold-medal game) he really looked like he cared and worked hard at both ends of the rink. Despite new management at Metallurg, the team is going to get good money to acquire good players for the next season, and Orlov will likely cross the pond this summer. Metallurg might trade him before the KHL playoffs start, as their GM Leonid Weissfeld said: “A lot of teams were interested in Orlov. Almost the whole League”.

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There was a little progress in Anderson’s stats compared to the previous report. Though his stats are still not great (0.872 Sv%, 4.41 GAA, and no wins), he played some good games. He had a terrible outing against the Raiders, where he allowed three goals on nine shots and was substituted in the first.

Burke continues his recovery from mononucleosis. Thermos of chicken noodle soup from mom, and a DVD of How I Met Your Mother.

Samuel Carrier, Lewiston MAINEiacs, QMJHL

Stats: 6 GP, 0 G, 4 A, +1, 4 PIM

Game-by-game:

11/30 @ Cape Breton Screaming Eagles 2-1 OTW, 0 G, 0 A, E, 0 PIM

12/2 @ Moncton Wildcats 3-4 L, 0 G, 1 A, -1, 0 PIM

12/3 @ Saint-John Sea Dogs 2-6 L, 0 G, 0 A, +1, 0 PIM

12/5 vs Montreal Juniors 3-5 L, 0 G, 2 A, +1, 2 PIM

12/7 vs Baie-Comeau Drakkar 4-5 L, 0 G, 1 A, -2, 0 PIM

12/10 vs Saint-John Sea Dogs 5-2 W, 0 G, 0 A, +2, 2 PIM

The MAINEacs didn’t continue their pace from late November and won only two of the last six games. Sam Carrier added four more assists to his stats, including one shorthandeder.

Phil DeSimone, C, New Hampshire University Wildcats, NCAA

Stats: 3 GP, 0 G, 3 A, +1, 2 PIM

Game-by-game:

12/2 @ UMASS Lowell 3-0 W 0 G, 1 A, +1, 0 PIM

12/5 vs Vermont University Catamounts 5-1 W 0 G, 2 A, +1, 0 PIM

12/10 @ Maine University Black Bears 4-3 OTW 0 G, 1 A, -1, 2 PIM

DeSimone’s still hot though he didn’t score a goal in the last two weeks. He recorded at least a point in 7 of his last 9 games, as his ‘Cats won 7 of 11 conference games this year.

Dan Dunn, G, St. Cloud State University Huskies, NCAA

Stats: 2 GP, 17 Sv, 6 GA, 39:28 TOI

Game-by-game:

12/3 @ North Dakota University Huskies 1-3 L DNP

12/4 @ North Dakota University Huskies 2-6 L 15 Sv, 4 GA, 28:24 TOI

12/10 vs Colorado College Tigers 0-3 L DNP

12/11 vs Colorado College Tigers 2-5 L 2 Sv, 2 GA, 10:44 TOI

The Huskies’ first game against the Fighting Sioux was broadcast nationwide (USA) on the NHL Network. Dunn started twice and was pulled twice (though he returned to a game against Fighting Sioux late in the third). His weird performance in the last game was smoothed over a little bit by an assist. The Huskies won only one of their last nine outings.

Cody Eakin, C, Swift Current Broncos, WHL

Stats: 6 GP, 6 G, 6 A, +3, 4 PIM

Game-by-game:

12/1 vs Lethbridge Hurricanes 3-2 OTW, 0 G, 2 A, E, 0 PIM

12/3 vs Everett Silvertips 0-6 L, 0 G, 0 A, -2, 0 PIM

12/4 @ Regina Pats 1-4 L, 0 G, 1 A, -1, 0 PIM

12/7 @ Chilliwack Bruins 5-4 W, 3 G, 1 A, +2, 2 PIM, 1st star

12/8 @ Kelowna Rockets 4-1 W, 1 G, 2 A, +3, 2 PIM, 1st star

12/10 @ Kamloops Blazers 2-3 L, 2 G, 0 A, +1, 0 PIM, 3rd star

12/11 @ Vancouver Giants 4-1 W, DNP

Cody shined in the last week. Right before Canadian WJC Team Selection Camp got started, he posted his best performance of the season with 6 goals and 3 assists, twice was first star of the game and named star of the week in both the WHL and the whole CHL. This news reached Cody in the WJC camp, where he played in a couple of scrimmages between Red and White teams and recorded two points in one of them. Eakin survived after cuts made by Canada WJC team and made the final roster.

Majors lost a couple of games in the first half of December. They have fallen to second place in the CHL rankings. Flemming continues to produce a lot of assists; he’s the best D-man on his team in assists and third among all skaters. But his plus-minus didn’t improve much, and he lost the OHL lead in this stat.

Stanislav Galiev, LW, St John Sea Dogs, QMJHL

Stats: 7 GP, 2 G, 4 A, +4, 0 PIM

Game-by-game:

12/1 @ Acadie-Bathurst Titan 7-2 W, 0 G, 0 A, +1, 0 PIM

12/3 vs Lewiston MAINEiacs 6-2 W, 0 G, 2 A, +1, 0 PIM

12/4 vs Gatineau Olympiques 5-2 W, 1 G, 2 A, +3, 0 PIM, 2nd star

12/7 @ PEI Rocket 3-2 W, 0 G, 0 A, +1, 0 PIM

12/8 vs PEI Rocket 4-1 W, 1 G, 0 A, E, 0 PIM

12/10 @ Lewiston MAINEiacs 2-5 L, 0 G, 0 A, -2, 0 PIM

12/12 vs Halifax Mooseheads 5-3 W, 0 G, 0 A, E, 0 PIM

Galiev is still not a leader for the Sea Dogs in scoring, and it looks like he’s saving his passion and goals for the WJC. He did shine in the game against the Olimpiques, where he recorded three points and was second star of the game. Anyway, we can say that Stan picked up his goal scoring: in the first half of 10-11 season he scored one goal fewer than in the whole 09-10 season.

Highlights vs Gatineau Olympiques

Andrew Glass, LW, Boston University Terriers, NCAA

Stats: 4 GP, 1 G, 1 A, E, 0 PIM

Game-by-game:

12/3 vs Boston College Eagles 5-9 L 1 G, 0 A, E, 0 PIM

12/4 @ Boston College Eagles 2-5 L 0 G, 0 A, -1, 0 PIM

12/8 vs Northeastern University Huskies 5-4 W 0 G, 1 A, E, 0 PIM

12/11 @ RPI Engineers 1-4 L 0 G, 0 A, +1, 0 PIM

The Terriers’ LW found a spot on the third line, scoring his first goal in more than a month against their rivals from BC Eagles.

Goal vs Boston College Eagles (@ 5:25)

Philipp Grubauer, G, Kingston Frontenacs, OHL

Stats: 4 GP, 142 Sv, 19 GA, 248:31 TOI

Game-by-game:

12/2 @ Oshawa Generals 2-3 OTL, 44 Sv, 3 GA, 64:32 TOI, 1st star

12/3 vs Pereborough Petes 4-3 SOL, DNP

12/5 @ Ottawa 67's 6-5 SOW, 22 Sv, 5 GA, 65:00 TOI

12/10 @ Saginaw Spirit 1-4 L, 43 Sv, 4 GA, 60:00 TOI

12/11 @ Plymouth Whalers 3-4 L, DNP

12/12 @ Windsor Spitfires 6-7 L, 33 Sv, 7 GA, 58:59 TOI

He started December with an amazing game against the Generals, saving on 44 of 47 Oshawa’s shots and being named the first star of the game despite an OT loss. But in the next game, he spoiled his stats a bit. He faced Red Wings prospect Petr Mrazek in a game against the 67’s. Both Grubi and Mrazek are known for their amazing shootout saves, and when it came to the shootout Grubi was better– saving on both Ottawa’s shots. He now has 4 SOWs (no SOLs), saving on 10 of 11 attempts.

In the five last games the Pats picked up five points – not so bad, but they’re still dead last in their division. One good thing for the Pats was the play of their captain, Garrett Mitchell. He earned points in every game but one. Another surprise is what he didn’t pick up: a single fighting major in the last two weeks.

Orlov recorded an impressive performance in the last game against Traktor, posting season-high 22:15 TOI. Overall, his two weeks were pretty bad, as he seems to have lost the scoring touch he had early in the season. Metallurg is now 19 points out of the playoffs. They’ve also lost their best goalie, Alexander Vyuhin. Their top forward, Kings prospect Maxim Kitsyn is ready to head to OHL’s Mississauga, and violations in the club’s financial policy have been revealed. It won’t be a big surprise for me if Metallurg leaves the KHL next summer.

Patrick Wey, D, Boston College Eagles, NCAA

Stats: 2 GP, 0 G, 1 A, +2, 2 PIM

Game-by-game:

12/3 @ Boston University Terriers 9-5 W 0 G, 0 A, +1, 2 PIM

12/4 vs Boston University Terriers 5-2 W 0 G, 1 A, +1, 0 PIM

Two more good wins for the Eagles. They defeated their rivals from BU twice but those games weren’t very good for the Eagles’ D. Even though they scored 14 goals, 7 allowed is way too much. The Eagles won 4 of the last five contests.

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In the last two weeks he’s played in four games, and they’ve all been trouble for him. He won only one game (it went to the shootout) and averaged 5,39 GAA with a terrible 85.5 Sv%. For the first time in a long while, he has not been a star in any of his games.

The Wildcat is still out of line-up with mononucleosis. Less indiscriminate smooching in Burke’s future maybe?

Samuel Carrier, Lewiston MAINEiacs, QMJHL

Stats: 5 GP, 2 G, 3 A, +6, 5 PIM

Game-by-game:

11/19 @ Quebec Remparts 4-3 W, 1 G, 0 A, +1, 0 PIM

11/20 @ Shawinigan Cataractes 2-1 OTW, 0 G, 0 A, E, 0 PIM

11/21 @ Quebec Remparts 2-4 L, 1 G, 0 A, +1, 5 PIM

11/24 vs Chicoutimi Sagueneens 7-4 W, 0 G, 2 A, +4, 0 PIM

11/27 vs Moncton Wildcats 3-2 SOW, 0 G, 1 A, E, 0 PIM, SOGWG

The MAINEiacs are on fire, winning 4 of the last 5 games and fighting for a lead in the regular season with the Quebec Remparts, St. John Sea Dogs, and Montreal Juniors. And Carrier’s hockey performance has been a bright spot. First of all, he picked up two goals and three assists. Also, he scored thewinning SO goal against the Wildcats and had a tremendous +4 (season best for him). And a fighting major.

DeSimone continued his good performance and added six points to his tally. At this pace, he’s going for 53 points in 34 games – much more than David Steckel’s 30 in 41 during his fourth year with the Ohio State Buckeyes.

Goal vs Boston University Terriers: (2:40)

Dan Dunn, G, St. Cloud State University Huskies, NCAA

Stats: 1 GP, 22 Sv, 3 GA, 60:00 TOI

Game-by-game:

11/19 @ Alaska Anchorage Seawolves 2-3 L DNP

11/20 @ Alaska Anchorage Seawolves 4-3 W 22 Sv, 3 GA, 60:00 TOI

The Huskies played just two games in the last two weeks. Dunn finally recorded a win – his second of the season. In 14 games the Huskies have only five wins.

In a terrible game against the Blades, he ended his point streak at 9 games. But then he started a new one. Last weekend, he earned two points and both times was named a #1 star in each of two back-to-back games with the Hurricanes. Then he played in the last game of the Subway Super Series, earned an assist, but the WHL team lost.

Eakin also did an interview with Hockey’s Future where he talked about being named Captain of the WHL team, how he can improve, and his experience at Capitals Training Camp. Click here to listen.

Flemming and the Majors are fine as earlier. They won in all five of their games and lead the OHL. Flemming was pretty valuable at the both ends of the rink, getting some points (four assists). His +25 after 25 games are the league’s best.

The talented Sea Dogs continue to crash everybody they meet. In the last three games they scored 22 goals and allowed few against. Unfortunately, Stan Galiev didn’t score that much, but he still has had four solid points. These numbers look small next to the stats of Zach Phillips and Jonathan Huberdeau (both are 2011 draft eligible), who have had 9 and 8 points respectively.

He was not bad at the start of reporting period winning two of three games becoming a #2 star twice. But Sunday’s game against the Ottawa 67’s spoiled impressions. Phil allowed four goals in 16 minutes and was changed. But even with this, he has solid 91.0 Sv% and 3.69 GAA. It looks like he allowed a lot, but don’t forget he faces more than 40 shots on average.

Highlights vs Sarnia Sting:

Caleb Herbert, С, Sioux City Musketeers, USHL

Stats: 4 GP, 2 G, 2 A, N/A, 6 PIM

Game-by-game:

11/19 @ Lincoln Stars 2-3 L, 0 G, 1 A, -2, 0 PIM

11/24 @ Cedar Rapids 1-5 L, 1 G, 0 A, E, 2 PIM

11/25 vs Lincoln Stars 1-2 L, 0 G, 0 A, -1, 0 PIM

11/26 vs Indiana Ice 1-4 L, 0 G, 0 A, -3, 4 PIM

Herbert and his Musketeers have had hard times. The future Capital is still the number one scorer on his team, but his team scored only 5 goals in the last 4 games as Herbert has just one and -6. Looks like the last game against the Ice is a peak of the struggling period -3 and 4 PIM for Herbert.

The only game Larson scored in was a non-conerence one against the Wolverines. Nick Larson’s status as a Caps prospect is questioned in the latest HFBoards’ Caps prospects list. We’ll keep you posted.

Interview after the game vs Michigan:

Garrett Mitchell, RW, Regina Pats, WHL

Stats: 6 GP, 0 G, 2 A, -6, 7 PIM

Game-by-game:

11/15 vs Brandon Wheat Kings 2-5 L, 0 G, 0 A, -1, 0 PIM

11/19 @ Vancouver Giants 4-5 OTL, 0 G, 0 A, -3, 0 PIM

11/20 @ Chilliwack Bruins 3-2 SOW, 0 G, 0 A, -1, 0 PIM

11/23 @ Kamloops Blazers 3-4 OTL, 0 G, 1 A, -1, 2 PIM

11/24 @ Kelowna Rockets 1-6 L, 0 G, 0 A, -1, 0 PIM

11/26 @ Prince George Cougars 3-5 L, 0 G, 1 A, +1, 5 PIM

Pats had difficult two weeks. They won only one of six contests and that was a SO win. The captain of the team can’t be happy with his game either. In all but one game against the Cougars, Mitch had a negative rating earning only two points in two weeks. And yeah, as always, he fought.

After the break the only game Kuznya won was match against tough Western outsiders from Vityaz. Orlov’s TOI goes down from season-high 21:03 in the first game of the reporting period to 15:33 (third worst this season) in his last game where Orlov was punished by the Eastern offensive powerhouse, Salavat Yulaev Ufa.

The Eagles have had a tremendous performance in the last week: 3 wins in 3 games with goals total 17-6. Wey scored his second goal of this season making a final push to make the USA U-20 National Team preliminary roster, which will be announced in the early December.

In today’s issue, you’ll learn about how Cody Eakin’s big night fell on Cody Eakin bobblehead night. You’ll despair in the troubles Dmitri Orlov’s club is having. And you’ll want to send a care package to Greg Burke as he recovers from the kissing disease.

Anderson’s play has fallen off since last month. He has been ill and missed two Canes games. Anderson played poorly in his first game back after allowing 4 goals after 40 minutes on only a few shots. Otherwise, he has delivered 30-save games in 12 of 16 games this season. After the loss to the Wheat Kings he was named 3rd star.

The Wildcats’ sophomore is off to a slow start due to a myriad of injuries. After coming back from a leg injury, he has been sidelined for 3-4 weeks with mononucleosis. “He played very well, and now he’s out,” Wildcats coach Duck Umile said. “We found out Monday afternoon. Someone else will have to step in. I haven’t made my decision on who that will be yet.”

Kirill Kabanov made his long anticpated debut in a MAINEacs jersey, however it didn’t help Carrier on the scoresheet. Sam had two assists including one while shorthanded. That’s his second PK point this year.

DeSimone had 14 shots on goal over the last few weeks and two multipoint games. He is the #1 pivot for the ‘Cats, who are ranked 7th in the latest USCHO rankings. DeSimone is tied for the lead in the team’s scoring with 10 points in 9 games.

Cody did not play in every game this period. This time he had a rest during the game against the Winterhawks. Three days after he came back, he had an assist. Then he got the OTGWG on the Cody Eakin Bobblehead night to extend his 7-game point streak. He was named a captain of the WHL team set to play against Russia in the last game of the Superseries.

The Majors crashed their opponents, earning 13 points over their last seven games. Flemming had as many points in those 7 as in the previous 13. Brett and the Majors had a decent defense helping him get a plus-10 rating in the period and become #1 in the OHL in plus/minus.

We can say the same things about Stan as we said in the previous report. His Sea Dogs played well, winning 3 of 4 contests and even crashing the Remparts (one of the best teams in QMJHL). Now he has 18 points (10G, 8A) in 19 games and finally a positive rating (plus-2). Also Stan played one game for Team Russia in the Superseries, but had only one shot on goal.

The Terriers won all four of their games over the last two weeks and are unbeaten this season (including exhibition and non-conference games): 7 wins, 1 tie. According to our reports, Glass is locked-in as the fourth line left wing after some shifts at RW during the non-conference games.

He played well averaging 2.77 GA and saving 91.4% of the shots he saw (a little better than his season average). His best game was a match against the Frontenacs’ rival and Gru’s former club, the Belleville Bulls. He allowed two goals in the first but was perfect after, saving on 37 shots (including OT). In the shootout, he won the game for the Frontenacs. He’s now 3-0 in shootouts.

Team USA won the Junior A Challenge tournament in Penticton as Hebert recorded points in every game but the final. Herbert is among 37 players who recorded 3 points or more in this tournament (4 official games as first game against Canada West was unofficial). The Musketeers’ next game will be played on 11/19.

Before the hiatus for the EuroHockeyTour tournament in Finland, Kuznetsov’s Traktor got shut out in two straight games. The KHL’s toughest team (and maybe also the worst team) destroyed Traktor then Ovechkin’s Dynamo got a solid win over guys from Chelyabinsk. Kuznetsov had about 9 minutes of TOI in each game (down from 17).

Pride on Ice blog wrote about Nick’s injury: “Larson took a puck to the ankle in practice several weeks ago and has been out of the lineup since. Larson is a solid third/fourth line forward who logs a lot of ice time on the penalty kill. Larson may be back for the Wisconsin series, but if not, he’ll definitely be back after the bye week following their weekend set against the Badgers.”

The Pats had a rough start to November, winning only one of their six contests. Garrett didn’t score a lot, but he did earn a lot of PIMs. In one of the games, he was close to the Gordie Howe hat trick, but didn’t notch the goal. In his four most recent games, he had only one point and 2 PIM’s.

Anderson was on top of his game over the last two weeks. He had more than 30 saves in each of first three games, and was able to get a shootout victory for his team October 20th against Regina and October 23rd against Prince Albert. If he had trouble in earlier shootouts, he’s much improved– saving 8 of 10 shots. Thanks to these tremendous games, Brandon was twice named first star and second star once. He has since caught a cold and missed the last two Hurricanes’ games.

The ’08 draftee returned to the line-up after an injury and did nothing in his only game back except earn a minor penalty for hooking in the 2nd period (which the Big Red did noy convert on). He also played on the fourth line.

DeSimone is in a totally different situation than fellow Caps Prospect and Wildcats Teammate Greg Burke: he’s an important player, a #1 centerman, and a great passer. He’s currently the leading scorer of his team (and NCAA top-10) with 2 G and 3 A this year (tied with Mike Borisenok).

The Huskies’ goalie grows more consistent but is still fighting with Mike Lee for the starting goalie spot. Lee has a worse Sv%/GAA but his 2-2-0 record is better than Dunn’s 1-2-1. Neither netminder has a shutout yet.

The Broncos’ schedule didn’t have a lot of games: only four in two weeks. Captain Cody Eakin played in only three of those games because of a knee injury sustained October 23rd against the Moose Jaw Warriors. Fortunately, it wasn’t serious, and after missing the game against the Pats- Cody returned to play against the Raiders and did very well, tallying his 9th goal of the season in an OT win October 23rd.

While the Majors have built a solid lead in their division, Brett Flemming continues to play well despite being quiet statistically. He was terrible in his first game of this reporting period, as he was on ice for all three goals Saginaw scored. In the most recent game against the Sudbury Wolves, he broke a five-game pointless streak with a shorthanded assist.

Stan continues to delight his fans. His Sea Dogs have won five of six games on their recent road trip. Stas scored five goals, added three assists, and was named first star of the game October 29th against Val-d’Or Foreurs. He’s now averaging just below one point-per-game (14 in 15), and has restored his plus-minus to even.

The Terriers won all four of their games over the last two weeks, and are unbeaten this season (including exhibition and non-conference games): 7 wins, 1 tie. According to our reports, Glass is locked-in as the fourth line left wing after some shifts at RW during the non-conference games.

Like usual, Grubauer had a couple of great games– winning 2nd star and 1st star titles on October 24th and October 30th respectively. His most recent win was the hardest. He faced Owen Sound Attack, one of the best offensive teams in the OHL. During the game, Attack players put 57 shots on net, with Grubauer saving 53. Regulation ended in a 4-4 tie and neither team was able to get a goal in Overtime. In the shootout, Grubauer was the difference-maker, making saves on all three opponents’ attempts. Alan Quine scored and won it all for the Frontenacs.

Even with two pointless games, Herbert was able to tie Max McCormick for the team lead in scoring with a total of 10 points. Also, Herbert is one of five players who are tied for third place in the USHL scoring race. Herbert’s minor penalties included two slashes and one trip.

Mitchell had a goal in a game against the Swift Current Broncos, who played without their leader Cody Eakin. He then earned first star for the first time after a two-pont (1 G, 1 A) game against the Blades. Mitchell now has 8 points (5 G, 3 A). Also, Garrett had a fight against the Chiefs. It looks like he was trying to jumpstart his team, who were losing 4-0 at the time. Sadly, it didn’t help. They were destroyed by the Spokane Chiefs, 11-1.

Orlov’s playing time dipped this reporting period as he averaged only 15-18 mins TOI. However, in the 10/30 game against Atlant, he played over 20 minutes. Also worth mentioning– in the game against Barys– he scored a goal and assisted on the OTGWG. Due to the team’s poor record, his team’s coach was recently fired.

The #2 rated NCAA team lost two of three over the last two weeks, and Wey was put on the third defensive pairing twice. The Eagles Defenseman continues his race for a spot on the USA Junior National Team.

In the last two weeks Brandon oscillated between good games with not-so-good games. He was the first star in a game against Prince George after blowing the shutout in the final second of the game! In the following match he was substituted after 26 minutes, already 4 goals deep against Kootenay. Most recently, he allowed 4 GA, losing in regulation. Interesting fact: Brandon has yet to make a save on a penalty shot (5 attempts). He lost both shutout series and allowed one goal on a penalty shot.

Another Caps Wildcat that gave some great performances in the last two weeks, scoring the game-tying goal against the Wolverines on 8 shots, 13 in three games overall. ‘Cats 1C also was a #3 star vs the RedHawks. DeSimone told New Hampshire Union Leader Sports before the game last weekend: “It’s always important to start the year off well and it’s almost like it’s even more important now. Like it or not, this month– no matter how you do down the road– can come back to bite you. We want to take care of this weekend and the next few weeks and go from there.”

The Huskies’ goalie has put an end to his struggling. After 20 Sv and 7 GA in 51 TOI in the first two games of the season, he posted a fantastic performance in the tie with the RedHawks: 38 saves on 39 shots helping the outshot Huskies stay in the game.

The Broncos had a very difficult schedule with 9 games in 13 days. Cody Eakin passed this test, earning 10 points in that span. He was especially good on the powerplay, scoring 5 of 7 his goals while on the man advantage. His two other goals came on even strength, including one empty-netter. Also, Cody scored a game-winning shot in a shootout series in a scoreless game vs Kootenay Ice.

Maybe Flemming doesn’t provide much value in offense, but he’s reliable in defense. In the last four game Majors allowed nine goals, but only one was allowed during Flemming’s shift. Pretty good result for a D playing up to 30 mins per game.

Stan reaches his best step-by-step. In the previous edition of the Prospect Watch, we mentioned his weak scoring and huge deficit in his plus/minus rating. But after that, Stan scored 4 goals in 5 games (including the GWG vs Wildcats), added an assist and improved his plus/minus. Galiev’s best game so far is one against Oceanic where he was 2nd star of the match.

Andrew would probably like GMGM to watch his game against the Fighting Irish: 2 assists while playing on the BU’s 4th line, including an assist on the game-tying goal late in the second. In a game vs the Minutemen, he flipped to right wing still skating as a 4th-liner.

Grubauer allowed a lot in the last two weeks (4,42 GAA), but somehow he was still able to get 2 wins and was even named the 1st star of one game. Especially hard for him was a wild shootout win against the Generals. The Frontenacs had a 5-goal advantage but allowed their opponents to tie the game, reaching the end of the regulation with a 7-7 draw. Philipp was then perfect on both Generals’ shootout attempts.

After returning from a shoulder injury, Kuznetsov has continued to play on the fourth line, getting 7-11 mins TOI per game. His team opened the floodgates with a huge 6-1 win over Avtomobilist after a long period of struggling. Interesting note: Kuznetsov got points in 7 of 11 games this season, but has not yet had a multi-point effort.

Ended his 6-game PIM streak last week, but one game later he earned the same number of penalty minutes as in the previous seven games combined. He wasn’t very good in offense either with only two points in five games.

After a good start for Kuznya, Orlov’s team went on a long losing streak and fell very, very low in the standings. Because of this, there should be no surprise that this D-man/Powerplay Quarterback who averages 17-20 minutes TOI has been a -3 over the last two weeks. He’s had only two assists during that time as well.

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Not a very good start for Stan. The Sea Dogs had only one win on their 4-game road trip, and it was a shootout win. In those games, Galiev had only one point and has a -5 rating, the worst on the team. At least he’s still of good spirits!

Sam Carrier opened up strong in his very first game after returning from the Caps camp. He cleaned up a powerplay rebound against Acadie-Bathurst Titan for his first goal, and then went two games without any points. He’s currently on a three-game point streak. Interesting, he scores only on the PP and assists only on PK.

Spoiled his stats a bit in a performance against Ottawa. Before that game, he always had maintained a positive +/- rating and scored two even-strength goals. The team has scored 11 of its 16 goals (about 69%) while Flemming was on the ice.

Helped his team in the first two games. A good game by Anderson allowed the Hurricanes to win over the current WHL champions, the Calgary Hitmen, and force the Thunderbirds to a shootout where the ‘Canes eventually lost, 2:3. He started a game against Portland great, saving 15 of 16 shots, but the powerful Winterhawks offense came back stronger. He might have problems with penalty shots, too- allowing two goals on two shots in the shootout series with Seattle and a penalty shot in Portland, but that is a very small sample size.

According to eyewitness reports, he’s a third-line winger. His line plays a crash-and-bang style. The Pats’ captain had a good first game, recording two points, but dropped back a little since. He’s also recorded penalties in every single game. He’s clocked five minor penalties so far, including three roughings, one elbow, one hooking, and one major for fighting to round it out.

The Musketeers started their season with a 4-1 preseason record, losing only to the U-18 Team USA. Herbert had 3 goals and 2 assists in those, with +2 rating. His point streak is five games long now. Herbert became a second-best scorer on his team for the preseason. Caleb didn’t score on his shot during a shootout against the Lancers. In his only regular season game, Herbert posted the only PPG, though both Sioux City and Sioux Falls had many powerplay opportunities.

Orlov and Metallurg were pretty good in the last two weeks with the upset win over Salavat Yulaev. Orlov had a goal and an assist in that span. Dmitri gets a lot of ice time, occasionally playing on the first line of the Metallurg. He also received the award as MHL (minor league) playoffs MVP. The defender even won a faceoff (!) in a game against Amur Khabarovsk.

Kuznetsov didn’t make Traktor’s four-game road trip after a relapse of his shoulder injury. He started the season pretty well though, recording about 11:00-12:00 TOI, but the injury may drop him down in the depth charts. Traktor is going to have to fight for a playoffs spot (they are now four points out).